National Teams Update

By Paul Assaiante, National Coach In life the pursuit of goals is a bit like building a railroad track. You must first come up with...

Sobhy Summer Threepeat

Amanda Sobhy’s August victory, at the Squash Revolution National Capital Open in Maryland, marked her third WSA title win of the summer, making her...

The Egyptlishmen: The Inside Story of the Elshorbagy Brothers who have Bridged Egyptian and...

By James Zug Photos by Steve Line/squashpics.com The boy was shy. As a child, Mohamed Elshorbagy was aggressive on court. He went for outright nicks or...

American Medal Haul at Pan Ams

Team USA brought home eight medals from the Pan American Federation Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 1-9. The U.S. representatives were comprised of...

Matthew Achieves One of the Great Surprises

By Richard Eaton Photos by Steve Line/Squashpics.com It was one of the three or four greatest World Championships surprises of all time. Those who witnessed the...

Going Her Own Way

By Chris McClintick In the spring of 1922, Howard Roark—the protagonist in Ayn Rand’s 1943 novel The Fountainhead—chooses to leave his architecture school, not compromising...

Snoring Rhinos and Other Tales: a Review of Nick Matthew’s Memoir

By James Zug Nick Matthew Sweating Blood: My Life in Squash Cheshire, England: internationalSportGroup, 2013 It is a shame but inevitable. Like everywhere else in their careers, Nick...

Parity at the U.S. Open

By James Zug Parity was the watchword the entire nine days of the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open at Drexel University. It was the first...

U.S. Pro Series and Life Time Fitness

By Chris McClintick When US SQUASH and the Professional Squash Association (PSA) partnered to launch the U.S. Pro Series in January of 2013, the primary...

Hanson Aims to Move Up U.S. and International Ladders

By Chris McClintick As qualifying for the 2013 Delaware Investments U.S. Open squash championships began at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia on October 9, so...